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Touring the Backroads of North Carolina's Upper Coast (Touring the Backroads)
Touring the Backroads of North Carolina's Upper Coast - Touring the Backroads Author:Daniel W. Barefoot Depending on your perspective, the unique geography of North Carolina's upper coast is either a blessing or a curse. The pirate Blackbeard loved the area for its countless hideaways. Shippers feared it for the deadly shoals of the graveyard of the Atlantic Entrepreneurs grew frustrated with its shallow sounds and changeable inlets and establ... more »ished major ports elsewhere. The geography may have been bad for business in past years, but it is a boon to modern-day visitors, who enjoy a coastline relatively unspoiled by development.« less